Curriculum Vitae

Hughes’ photographic work explores the littoral zone and the politics of waste. In 2013 he traveled to Alaska, invited as part of an international team of artists and scientists to work on the project Gyre: The Plastic Ocean. This project was a world first and unique project that explored the integration of science and art to document and interpret the issue of plastic and human waste in the marine and coastal environment. Supported by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geographic, Smithsonian Institution, National Endowment for the Arts Ocean Foundation, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Rasmusson Foundation, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Wells Fargo and The William Randolph Hearst Foundation. His book Dominant Wave Theory includes essays by world leading commentators and scientists, designed by David Carson, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, London and Abrams Books, New York. He was the first Artist in Residence at Tate Gallery St. Ives and short-listed reserve residency artist for the Arts Council England Antarctic Fellowship. He has supported many non-profit and NGO’s such as Surfers Against Sewage, The Marine Conservation Society and Surfrider Foundation.

Visiting LecturerUniversity of PlymouthChristies Education, London University College Falmouth Southampton University Tate Gallery St Ives St Ives School of Art Cardiff University, Wales Royal College of Art, London Northampton College ARCO Lisbon Cornwall College Christopher Newport University, USA